Table
III-A1
Characteristics of Job Applicant's Registered with the
Washington State Employment Security Department
July 1, 1998 through June 30, 1999
WASHINGTON STATE
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Table
III-A1 |
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Number of |
Percent |
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Characteristics |
Applicants |
of Total /1 |
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TOTAL APPLICANTS REGISTERED /2 |
275,074 |
100.0% |
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AGE: |
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15 and Under |
735 |
0.3% |
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16 - 19 |
23,580 |
8.6% |
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20 - 21 |
17,694 |
6.4% |
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22 - 39 |
131,512 |
47.8% |
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40 - 54 |
77,088 |
28.0% |
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55 and Over |
24,465 |
8.9% |
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SEX: |
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Male |
154,350 |
56.1% |
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Female |
120,722 |
43.9% |
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RACE/ETHNIC GROUP: |
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Caucasian |
206,183 |
75.0% |
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African American |
15,392 |
5.6% |
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American Indian/Native Alaskan |
5,756 |
2.1% |
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Hispanic |
20,778 |
7.6% |
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Asian and Pacific Islander |
13,395 |
4.9% |
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Information Not Available |
13,570 |
4.9% |
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VETERAN: |
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Veteran |
19,571 |
7.1% |
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Vietnam Era Veteran |
8,066 |
2.9% |
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Disabled Veteran |
1,144 |
0.4% |
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EDUCATION: |
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Less than High School |
69,137 |
25.1% |
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OTHER |
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Public Assistance Recipients |
51,657 |
18.8% |
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Persons with Disabilities |
3,455 |
1.3% |
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Seasonal Farmworkers |
4,206 |
1.5% |
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Migrant Farmworkers |
810 |
0.3% |
1/ Percent detail may not add to
indicated totals due to rounding.
2/ Total unduplicated count of applicants. Due to changes in methodology,
numbers are noticeably
lower than in previous years.
Available for Washington and each county.
Produced 9/99